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Manalapan committee to hold reorganization
BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Township Committee will hold its 2012 reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 2 at the municipal building, Route 522 at Taylors Mills Road. Republicans Susan Cohen and Don Holland will be sworn in to begin serving threeyear terms on the governing body. Holland was re-elected to the…
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Manalapan Township would like its residents to know there will be no garbage collection Jan. 2 because the county reclamation center is closed. The town’s recycling yard will be open on Dec. 31 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details: 732-446-8303. An Italian dinner buffet will be hosted by the Freehold Council Knights…
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Residents being asked to adopt a fire hydrant
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Firefighters in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township are asking residents to help local fire departments this winter by keeping fire hydrants near their home free of snow. The effort is part of a program called Adopt-a-Hydrant, according to Freehold Township Fire Prevention Bureau official Shaun Reilly. Freehold Township is…
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Teens may apply for humanitarian award
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The township Human Relations Council is seeking local high school students to be candidates for a humanitarian of the year award. The organization will recognize a high school student who demonstrates behaviors consistent with its mission to foster and promote goodwill, cooperation and conciliation among all the residents of Freehold Township. The…
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No injuries from fire that started in dryer
BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Fire officials traced the source of a late-morning structure fire that occurred on Dec. 20 at 3 McCaffery Road to a dryer in the laundry room. Police were called to the home at 11:17 a.m. by a resident who reported a fire in a clothes dryer, according to a…
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Community invited to pancake breakfast
COLTS NECK — A breakfast to honor the community’s first aid squad members and firefighters will be held at the Colts Neck Community Church, 25 Merchants Way, from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 21. Everyone is welcome to attend the pancake breakfast. There is no charge for the breakfast, but donations are welcome and all…
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Officials thank Eastman for service to Colts Neck
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Township Committeeman Edward C. Eastman Jr. received praise and thanks for his service from municipal officials and members of the public during the governing body’s Dec. 14 meeting, Eastman’s last as a member of the committee before his three-year term expires on Dec. 31. “In the three…
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Conditional approval given for development easement purchase
MANALAPAN — A combination of state, county and township funds totaling $1,152,000 has been conditionally approved to be used to purchase a development easement on the property of Diamond Developers at Burke Farm on Iron Ore Road. The farm is controlled by Manalapan MayorAndrew Lucas. At a meeting earlier this month, the State Agriculture Development…
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Collier offers path to positive changes
Open house event reveals high school in Marlboro that serves diverse group of teens BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Collier High School in the bucolic Wickatunk section of Marlboro offers an alternative educational experience to students who are not succeeding to the best of their abilities in a traditional high school setting. Collier High School enrolls…
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